common carrier
noun
(in federal regulatory and other legal usage) a carrier offering its services at published rates to all persons for interstate transportation.
common carriage
-
a word derived from
common carrier.
Example Sentences
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If the FAA adopted a less expansive, common-sense definition of common carriage, then a service such as Flytenow would clearly be legal.
From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2016
That definition has little resemblance to the traditional common law definitions of common carriage, which typically apply to companies that publish regular routes, schedules, and rates.
From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2016
In December, a federal appeals court ruled in favor of the FAA, determining it was allowed to shut down Flytenow on the basis of the agency’s definition of common carriage.
From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2016
Circuit laid out a legal path for the FCC to regulate pay-for-priority deals without resort to common carriage.
From Forbes ● Nov. 3, 2014
I have a clear recollection of the most common carriage kept in those days, and of my first ride in one.
From Country Life in Canada Fifty Years Ago Personal recollections and reminiscences of a sexagenarian by Canniff Haight
